Author: drthirion

Have you ever seen spots in your eye or tiny strings that disappear when you try to focus on them? You could have eye floaters. Eye floaters can be annoying for those who suffer from them, but they can also signify something more serious. There is a new way to treat eye floaters using a […]

As an eye doctor in network with SoonerCare Insurance in Broken Arrow, Collinsville, Claremore, and Sand Springs, I have to be familiar with all the rules or guidelines that apply. I will discuss some of those rules in this article. Now, please understand that SoonerCare could change those rules tomorrow, but here is information about […]

It is estimated that one in every three people have an astigmatism and almost three out of four glasses prescriptions have the correction for it in the prescription. Most Eye Doctors field questions about astigmatism daily if not hourly. I am going to go over several aspects and help shed some light on the facts […]

This is a really popular question I get as an eye doctor. Although marijuana can lower eye pressure, it isn’t really recommended due to the side effects, short duration of action, and lack of evidence. Worldwide Blindness After cataracts, glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide, affecting more than 60 million people. Glaucoma is […]

Frequently I have patient’s come into the office because their eye is blood red. Most of the time, these patients don’t even notice it themselves. Usually they will say “My husband/wife/etc. looked at me and freaked out!” These subconjunctival hemorrhages look really bad, but they actually come without symptoms, other than redness, and are typically […]

We are able to detect lots of systemic diseases just by looking into the eyes. By looking at the blood vessels in the back of the eye, the retina, we can detect signs of diabetes and heart disease. We are also able to detect signs of diabetes in the eyelids by problems with the meibomian […]

Keratoconus is a disease that affects the cornea and has become a common talking point because it is Steph Curry’s Eye Disease. The cornea is the clear, dome-shaped coating over the front of the eye. The cornea helps to focus light into the eye. With keratoconus, the cornea thins and beings to bulge out like […]

There has been some news regarding macular degeneration that came out a few weeks ago and I wanted to talk a bit about that today. The FDA has approved Syfovre (pegcetacoplan) for the treatment of geographic atrophy due to dry age-related macular degeneration.  What is Geographic Atrophy? Geographic atrophy is a chronic progressive degeneration of […]